The Osogbo High Court on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian Correctional Services to produce Raheem Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotels, Ile-Ife, alleged to have murdered one Timothy Adegoke, an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) postgraduate student, in court on November 7.
The six other defendants standing trial in the murder case are Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Florence, Oyetunde Kazeem, Adebayo Kunle and Adedeji Adesola.
Justice Adepele Ojo, who delivered the ruling, said Mr Adedoyin should be brought to the court to stand trial, despite the time constraints in the case being heard.
Ms Ojo said she would either grant some defendants bail and allow Mr Adedoyin to face the murder case or transfer the case file if the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) refused to bring him.
The judge decried the time wasted in concluding the case because of Mr Adedoyin’s absence in court on two occasions, reportedly on health grounds.
She urged the NCS to…
